Battle of Domqueur

The Battle of Domqueur (1-4 August 1918) wa a battle of World War I that occurred when the British Army and Canadian Expeditionary Force launched an assault on German positions in the Picardy region of northern France. The British and Canadians captured the German first line and the deep second line after heavy fighting, pushing the Germans back after overwhelming their trenches and inflicting heavy losses. The Germans were forced to retreat from Domqueur, and the Commonwealth forces succeeded in taking over some more land from the Germans.